Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-02-16
THE COTTON CROP.

| the country.
THE COTTON CROP.
The report of the cotton crop OF 1856, just
compiled at the Agricultural department
in Washington, shows the average at the
close of the picking season, the proportion
of the crop marketed on the first of Februa-
ry, the quality of the staple, the price of
seed and product, compared with that OF
1885. The close of the picking is reported
the same as last year in the Carolinas and
Texas; one day earlier in Mississippi; two
later in Georgia and Louisiana; four IN
Tennessee and twenty one in Arkansas.
The dates are: North Carolina, Decem-
Der 9; South Carolina, November 80; Geor-
gia, December l; Florida, November Y {;
Alabama, December %; Mississippi, De-
cember Z; Louisiana, December IL; Texas,
December3 Arkansas, December %; Ten
| nessee, December 10. The later maturing
of the crop is extending the seasorin few
States only. In Arkansas the season was
heightened by the inability to pick the
heavy harvest. Returns of the proportion
marketed made the average to February
| l, 1885 one per cent. At that date about
| $780, 900 bales had gone from the planta-
tions.
This would indicate crop of G,46O,0OO
bales, a mere trife above the November in
dications. OF the rate of yield, the pro-
portion by States is as follows: North Car
olina 81, South Carolina 86, Georgia S5, Flor
ida S3, Alabama 81, Mississippi "a, Louisi-
lana So, Texas sc, Arkansas 81, Tennessee
SO. The quality of the crop is superior.
Rarely, if ever, have returns of cleanliness
and color, combined with the length of sta
pie, equalled those just received.
The price of seed is low, and complaint is
made of the combination of oil millers to
reduce prices. Renters will sell at any
prices, sometimes as low as five to eight
cents per bushel. The best planters refuse
to sell at ruling rates. The average in Mis-
sissppi and Louisiana is ten cents, eleven
in Arkansas, twelve in Texas and Tennes-
see, thirteen in South Carolina, Georgia and
Alabama, sixteen in Florida.
Feeders Of cattle and sheep pay the high
est rate The product is larger than last
year in Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas
and Texas, and smaller in the other
States. The average result from careful
analysis of present returns is an aggregate
less than two per cent. lower than that OF
last year.
| THE PENsIoN-GRABBERs HALTED.-The
President has once more Justified the con-
| fdence of honest men in his wisdom and
patriotism. In a clear and ringing message
| he returns the dependent pension bill to the
House, in which it originated, without his
approval, thus in all probability preventing
the addition of hundreds of thousands of
men to the pension rolls who have no just
claims upon the bounty of the government.
No government on earth has ever dealt
so literally with it's disabled soldiers and
sailors as ours. Since the war of the Re-
bellion 576,Sl0 pensions have been granted,
and of these 365 ,7S3, or more than one-third
| of the entire number of men mustered out
at the close of the war, were on the rolls at
the close of the year 1886. The pension dis
bursements for last year amounted to S64,-
5S4,270, an annual burden much greater
than the interest on the entire national
debt. The appropriation for the present
year is s75,OOo,OOO,, which, in view OF the
Mexican pension bill, which has just be-
come law, will in all probability fall short
of the amount actually required. Surely
all has been done in the way of providing
for those whose disability or poverty is due
to the late war that either justice or COM
mon sense can require.
The President is entitled to the comnen-
dation of every intelligent citizen for f1av-
| ing thus interposed between the Treasury
and this scheme of the pension agents and
mendicants. It is possible that Congress
may pass the bill over the veto, but hardfy
probable. If it should, his record is clear-
He has done what he could to save the
Treasury from depletion and to maintain
the honor and manly independence of the
men who fought so gallantly for the preser-
walton of the Union.-PtitadeLOhia 1tnaes.--
CONGRESS. appropriation bills will en-
gross the attention of the House during the
greater part of this week. The consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill may be press
ed to the exclusion of other business.
The routine will be interrupted to-day by
the delivery of orations upon the life ana
character of General Logan. The remain
der of the week will probably be devoted to
the consideration of the naval appropria-
ton bill, although the labor committee may
succeed in securing day for the consdera-
tion Of measures reported by that commit
tee.
The following is the status of the appro,
priation bills The army bill is a law. The
Indian, sundry-civil, pensions and post Of
flee bills have passed both houses and now
await concurrence by the House in the Sen
ate amendments or the adjustment of diff
ferences by conference. The river and har-
Dor, Military Academy, District of CQlHff-
bia, and agricultural bills have passed the
House and are in the hands of Senate COM
mittees. The legislative, diplomatic and
consular and naval bills await the action of
the House. The deficiency and fortifica.
tions (this Year, bills are yet to be reported
by the House. Last years Notifications bit
is still in conference, with little prospect of
agreement.
JUDGE WITHERsPoON.-Judg Wither-
spoon, who is presiding at this term Of the
Court, is direct descendant of the Wither-
spoon family who were among the pioneer
settlers of this place in 1874, and it is a cir
cumstance worthy of mention, that the
court house in which he is now presiding,
stands within four hundred yards OF the